Martin Luther King’s Dream is Unattainable So Long as Republicans Promote...
As the nation remembers Dr. Martin Luther King's dream of an America where all men are created equal, it is evident that King's dream is unattainable so long as Republicans promote inequality.
View ArticleLiberals Have Fought Alone Since the War on Poverty Ended in 1980
The snide satisfaction conservatives gloat in their declaration that the War on Poverty failed is apropos given how they sabotaged it
View ArticleRepublican Denialism and the Ugly Truth About Income Inequality
"The widening divide in incomes between the poor and rich poses the most likely threat to the global economy over the next decade" according to the World Economic Forum
View ArticleCallous Republican Senators Kill Unemployment Benefits Extension
GOP Senators voted almost unanimously to block a three month extension on benefits for the long term unemployed.
View ArticleAnother Solid Jobs Report Shows Why Republicans Are Laser Focused On Fake...
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs report for the month on May. For the fourth month in a row, American employers added over 200,000 jobs. For May, we saw 217,000 nonfarm...
View ArticleThanks, Obama! Unemployment Rate Drops To Lowest Level Since September 2008
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released June's jobs report on Thursday. The report was released a day earlier than normal due to Friday being a national holiday. The BLS showed that the economy added...
View ArticleHow to Create Policies to Address Income Inequality? De-Mythologize Upward...
Rather than asking individuals to increase their value, we need to transform how we as a society value the work individuals do.
View ArticleWho Really Knows How To Address Income Inequality And Save Us From The Grave?
So how exactly can we address income inequality by simply asking everyone to learn new skills and find a better job, avoiding the reality of the need for a re-distribution of social resources? We can't.
View ArticleChild Homelessness and Poverty Are Rising So Republicans Plan Harsh Program Cuts
Coupled with inhumane austerity cuts, the GOP is getting precisely what they apparently live for; more despair and destitution among the poor, especially children.
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Economy Continues To Surge As 257,000 Jobs Added In January
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released January's jobs report and, as has been the case for some time now, the news was good. The economy added 257,000 jobs during the month.
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